With all those other endangered species going extinct it's nice to know there's still a handful of global warming skeptics kicking around. What are the facts behind the vitriol in the film that's got everyone looking up the word 'polemic'?

On May 4, 2007 the UN released a report recommending cuts of 50-85 per cent in global greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century to avoid catastrophic climate change. We look at what that means for Australia and seeks a silver lining to the coming climate storm.

More bushfires, worse droughts and the death of the Great Barrier Reef. These are just some of the impacts predicted for Australia in the latest UN Climate Change report. Heather Catchpole looks into the challenges facing us.

As anyone who watches the weather knows, correctly predicting tomorrow's showers can be a tricky business. So how can we accurately talk about climate - the macrocosmic version of weather - in 50 or 100 years?

Decades of subtle change brought on by human misuse has profoundly altered the ecosystem of South Australia's iconic Coorong, the setting for Colin Thiele's 'Storm Boy'. Can it ever be returned to what it once was?

The ancient Greeks, Romans and other ancient cultures placed great importance on memory, using their memories to relate long speeches, epic poems, and engage in debates. Nowadays we may choose to keep the things we need to remember on a range of portable devices, for example, PDAs, calendars and diaries or laptop computers.

You've just run into someone at the supermarket and they're delighted to see you. You chat about the latest tv shows, sport and the weather. You promise to catch up again soon. Then as this person leaves you apologise to your friend for not making introductions.

Carbon dioxide is a crucial gas in our global ecosystem. But how we remove the excesses of carbon dioxide that human endeavours have put into the atmosphere is proving more complicated than we thought!